close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
pressed leader, upsides from 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, ran on well
led, strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, not handled camber ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, edged left from over 1f out, ridden final furlong, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
On paper this maiden looks a two horse race but with ESSEXBRIDGE already displaying progression in two starts we'll take Richard Hannon's charge over High Importance while Tasheen was promising enough on debut to look the best of the rest. After vastly improving from his first run to second at Lingfield last time, the selection was perhaps a little unlucky to bump into a Godolphin hotpot on that last outing. He still looks open to more improvement and he could go in at the third time of asking. High Importance was less than a length behind the pick in that Lingfield contest so has to be feared. Tasheen holds the usual impressive pedigree we associate with these powerful connections but was far too green on debut to do himself justice and he should be better for the experience.
Avon Rock 50-1 (9-3) Behind, headway 2f out, hung left and one pace over 1f out, 7th of 14, 11l behind Exceedingly Bold (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Essexbridge 4-1 (9-3) Close up on outside, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 2nd near finish, but never any chance with easy winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sahara Kingdom (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol.
High Importance (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, not clearest of runs and switched right over 1f out, pushed along and kept on steadily inside final furlong, better for experience, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sahara Kingdom (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol.
Tahseen 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ran green, always behind, 5th of 6, 13l behind Ameer (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (2) gf in Sep.
Varachi 66-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 11l behind Anhar (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Bonnie Brae 66-1 (8-12) Mid-division, one pace when not much room approaching final furlong, no impression, 7th of 13, 4l behind Art Excellence (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Penderyn 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 16, 11l behind Qaraaba (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo stks (5) sft.
